Speed Limits - NCDOT

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North Carolina Department of Transportation North Carolina Traffic Ordinance Manual Transportation Mobility and Safety Division May 2019 3 1 Chapter 3 Speed Limits Statutory Speed Limits The statutory maximum Speed limit for vehicles within municipal corporate Limits is 35 miles per hour (MPH) and the statutory maximum Speed limit for vehicles outside municipal corporate Limits is 55 MPH ( 20-141, b). Statutory minimum Speed Limits for passenger vehicles on interstates and other primary routes on the State Highway System are 40 MPH for roads with maximum Speed Limits of 55 MPH, and 45 MPH for roads with maximum Speed Limits of at least 60 MPH, but are only effective when signed ( 20-141, c). municipal Certificates municipal certificates for Speed zone changes (approvals and repeals) on non-controlled access facilities within incorporated municipalities must be approved by the local governing body as described in 20-141, f, must be certified under seal by the city clerk, and can not be changed or altered in any way once certified and sealed (resolutions are not acceptable).

Manager, City Traffic Engineer, Public Works Director, etc.), but the State Traffic Engineer must have a copy of the ordinance delegating authority on file and ... municipal speed limit (type 2) of 55 MPH shall be written. 3. If an existing rural speed limit ordinance (type 3) does not meet conditions 1 or 2 ...

  Manager, Municipal